PJV040 Film Adaptations of Polish Literature

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Renáta Buchtová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Slavonic Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Thursday 10:00–11:40 D22, except Mon 21. 4. to Sun 27. 4.
Prerequisites
PJN102 Course of Polish I || PJ_03 Polish for Beginners || PJ_04 Polish for Low Advanced Stud. || SOUHLAS
The course is intended for students of Polish / Slavonic studies at the Faculty of Arts MU with knowledge of Polish.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
MUST-READ – books you haven't managed to read, films you haven't seen, revision (not just before the state exam).
There will be 6 screenings during the semester, followed by discussion related to the literature for the class. The course assumes active student participation in the discussion.
Learning outcomes
The student after completing the course:
- will be familiar with classic Polish literary works,
- gain an overview of the development of Polish cinema in the given period,
- be able to analyse selected films,
- be able to discuss these issues in an informed manner.
Syllabus
  • FILMY:
  • Adam Mickiewicz: Pan Tadeusz
  • Henryk Sienkiewicz: Potop
  • Bolesław Prus: Lalka
  • Władysław Reymont: Chłopi / Jagna
  • Władysław Reymont: Ziemia obiecana
  • Stefan Żeromski: Przedwiośnie
  • Maria Dąbrowska: Noce i dnie
  • Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz: Panny z Wilka
  • Jerzy Andrzejewski: Popiół i diament
  • Czesław Miłosz: Dolina Issy
  • Olga Tokarczuk: Pokot / Přes kosti mrtvých
  • ________________________________________________________________ VOLITELNÉ (filmy, filmové adaptace divadelních her nebo dramatizace románů):
  • Józef Ignacy Kraszewski: Stara baśń
  • Aleksander Fredro: Zemsta/ Śluby panieńskie
  • Henryk Sienkiewicz: Ogiem i mieczem / Pan Wołodyjowski / Quo vadis
  • Eliza Orzeszkowa: Nad Niemnem
  • Sławomir Mrożek: Tango
  • Sławomir Mrożek: Emigranci
  • Sławomir Mrożek: Miłość na Krymie
  • Filmy Andrzeje Wajdy:
  • Katyń
  • Człowiek z marmuru
  • Człowiek z żelaza
Literature
    required literature
  • Literatura polska : przewodnik encyklopedyczny. Warszawa: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 1985. ISBN 8301053690. info
    recommended literature
  • LUBELSKI, Tadeusz. Historia kina polskiego : twórcy, filmy, konteksty. Wyd. 1. Katowice: Videograf II, 2009, 622 s. ISBN 9788371836664. info
  • Kino polskie jako kino narodowe. Edited by Tadeusz Lubelski - Maciej Stroiński. Kraków: Korporacja ha!art, 2009, 391 s. ISBN 9788361407942. info
  • Autorzy kina polskiego. Edited by Grażyna Stachówna - Joanna Wojnicka. Kraków: Rabid, 2004, 256 s. ISBN 8388668811. info
  • JANICKI, Stanisław. Film polski od A do Z. Warszawa: Wydawnictwa Artystyczne i Filmowe, 1977. info
Teaching methods
Projection, analysis, discussion. Students may be asked to write brief responses to the required readings before class.
Assessment methods
Active participation in class (max. 2 absences) and completion of homework. Students will end the course by submitting a short paper (2 pages) on a selected film (from a list) that they have not seen in the seminar.
Language of instruction
Czech
Study support
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/phil/jaro2025/PJV040/index.qwarp
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Teacher's information
The actual list of films/readings and the rules for its compilation are also available (after discussion with students) in the interactive course syllabus.
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